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celibate
Definitions
abstaining from sexto abstain from sex
not sexually active
(Adjective) to abstain from sexual acts
Usage: Monks can be celibate for years.
(Adjective) going without sex
(Noun) A person who does not have sex.
(Adjective) abstaining from sexual intercourse
Usage: I have been celibate for three years.
(Adjective) refraining from sexual relations
Usage: Catholic Priests are celibate.
(Verb) someone who does not have sex
to no longer have sex
(Noun) someone without sex for a long period of time
1. Describes a person who lives in celibacy.
Synonyms: alone; bach; bachelor; single; unmarried; unwedded.
Quote: Samuel Johnson: ' Marriage has pains but celibacy has no pleasures.'
2. Describes someone who abstains, by vow or for other reasons, from sexual activity.
Synonyms: abstinent; chaste; continent; monkish; nunnish; monastic; platonic; pure; virgin; virginal; virtuous.
(Noun) remaining a virgin
Usage: she was celibate, wanting to respect the ways of her church.
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